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Middle Class Families in the Age of Insecurity 1
Reading Responsibility Final
Angeles Ambriz
Summary
The reading first introduces us to Brian Lawler. Brian Lawler is a thirty-four year old airline pilot who was a part of a "cost-cutting move" that led to his salary to be cut by more than fifty percent. (Skolnick 359) In the year 2009 he was one of many men who
Reading 24:"Middle Class Families in the Age of Insecurity"
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